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gurney

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /


NOUN
stretcher
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Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

There, lying on a gurney was the very woman who had selected Dr Bhargava to head the hospital - Indira Gandhi.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

A tech pushed aside the drapes and entered my tiny space with a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

I fall weakly back onto my gurney, my entire body aching.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott